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Gymnammodytes oranensis

Actinopteri - Ammodytidae

Taxonomy
Gymnammodytes oranensis was named by Carnevale (2004). Its type specimen is MNHN ORA1203 d+g; ORA1203, a partial skeleton ( fragmentary specimen with a well preserved skull; most of the axial skeleton is missing), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tripoli of Gambetta, which is in a Messinian marine limestone in Algeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale p. 299 figs. Figs 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
Percomorpha
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
Trachiniformes
familyAmmodytidae
genusGymnammodytesDuncker and Mohr 1935
speciesoranensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Gymnammodytes oranensis Carnevale 2004
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Carnevale 2004A species of Gymnammodytes that dif- fers from other species of the genus by the absence of the premaxillary specializations (sensu Ida et al. 1994) (see Remarks below).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Gymnammodytes oranensis (186585 type locality: 219784)